Saving Heat In The Bathroom

Use the tips on these pages to guide heat saving in bathroom to save money and reduce CO2 emissions. For more information on these tips check out the heat saving section.

-No Cost Tips

- Low Cost Tips

- Higher Cost or More Difficult Tips

 

Curtains & Blinds		Close the curtains or blinds at night
		Even if you are not using the room, make sure curtains and blinds are not hanging over radiators.
		Use thick lined curtains where ever possible
		This helps to reduce heat loss through windows.
Baths		Don't empty hot baths until the water has cooled down
		Emptying a hot bath is putting heat down the drain.
Extractor Fan		Keep the extractor fan vent flaps clean and check they open and close properly
		This minimises the draughts and heat loss.
		Fit external sealing flaps to fans without them
		This reduces draughts and heat loss.
Holes		Make there are no holes
		Especially around any cables and pipes coming into the room. Check both inside and outside walls plus floors and ceilings.
Radiators		Keep furniture away from radiators
		To improve air circulation.
		Don't leave towels hanging over radiators
		They just block air circulation.
		Make sure radiators don't need bleeding
		A radiator which is cold at the top needs the trapped air bleeding out of it to improve efficiency, this also helps the efficiency of the whole heating system.
		Improve hot air circulation
		Fit a narrow shelf about 2 inches above radiators to force heat into the room rather than up the wall.
		Reduce heat loss through outside walls
		Fit Insulated Reflective Foil Behind Radiators On Outside Walls.
		Remove excessive paint from radiators
		Where radiators have been painted, perhaps many times, the build up of paint acts as an insulator lowering their efficiency. Strip them back to bare metal, prime and paint with proper radiator paint. It does mean removing the radiator and can be messy.
		Reduce heat loss through outside walls
		Mount radiators on insulating boards (this moves the radiator further away from the wall) with a reflective foil surface.
Taps		Run the hot tap until the water runs hot rather than turning on the cold tap at the same time
		There isn't much point cooling down water that isn't hat enough yet and it saves on water heating.
Windows		Don't leave windows open unnecessarily
		How often have you gone out and forgotten to shut the window?
		Reduce draughts
		Fit sealing strips to windows edges that don't fit properly.
		Make sure outer frame of window is sealed both inside and out
		Make sure window frame is sealed both inside and out
		Check beneath window sill for gaps that need sealing both inside and out
		Fit double glazed windows
		The expenses can be well worth it but it will have a long pay back time. Alternatively fit secondary double glazing.